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Album Description
3 CD box featuring audio biographies and interviews. Includes 3 exclusive postcards, poster and booklet all in full color slipcase.

Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album
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Has the Fat Lady sung for XTC?

What a Deal!

Wonderful Collection

If you are an Andy Partridge Freak, you won't be disappointed

Andy's XTC outlet mall of songs--buy now and save!

Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album
Andy Partridge
Manufacturer: Ape
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ICLTT6
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

Dame Forutne
Born Out Of Your Mouth
Howlin' Burston
Don't Let Us Bug Ya
That Wag
That Wave
Ocean's Daughter
Everything
MOGO
Goosey Goosey
Merely A Man
EPNS
Summer Hot As This
Miniature Sun
I Brought Myself A Liarbird
Complicated Game
Wonder Annual
Space Wray
Rocket

Tracks:

Ridgeway Path
I Don't Want To Be Here (AIDS Benefit Version)
Young Marrieds
No One Here Available
Obscene Procession
Miller Time
You're The Wish You Are I Had
Ra Ra Rehearsal
Ra Ra For Red Rocking Horse
Everything'll Be Alright
25 O'Clock
GOOM
Chain Of Command
All Of A Sudden
Summers's Cauldron
Then She Appeared
It's Snowing Angels
Ship Trapped In The Ice

Tracks:

My Train Is Coming
Lightheaded
Goodbye Humanosaurus
Humble Daisy
You Like Me?
Great Fire
Work
Mopti Fake I
Collideascope
Mopti Fake 2
When We Get To England
Train Running Low On Soul Coal
Holly Up On Poppy
Strawberry Fields Forever
Autumn Comes Around
Child's Crusade
Little Lighthouse
This Is The End
Put It On Again

Tracks:

Tunes
Bumpercars
The Art Song (Something Good With Your Life)
I'm Playing My Fano
Zonked Right Out On Life
All I Dream Of Is A Friend
Peck The Ground Like A Chicken
That's Really Super Supergirl
Brainiac's Daughter
Blue Beret
Gangway, Electric Guitar Is Coming Through
Mechanical Planet
Helicopter
The Ugly Underneath
OMGO
Where Is Your Heart?
Hey, It's Alan Burston!
Season Cycle
Countdown To Christmas Party Time

Tracks:

Welcome To Volume 5
Young Cleopatra
I Defy You Gravity
Ice Jet Kiss
Broomstick Rhythm
Earn Enough For Us
Dear God (Skffle Version)
Crocodile
Motorcycle Landscape
Rook
Don't You Ever Dare Call Me Chickenhead
Mermaid Explanation
Mermaid Smiled
Aqua Deum
Me And The Wind
Smalltown
Blue Overall
Red Brick Dream
Jacob's Ladder
My Land Is Burning

Tracks:

The Laugh Track
The Stinking Rich Song
I Can't Tell What Truth Is Anymore
Candle Dance
The Tiny Circus Of Life
The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul
In My Hand
Difficult Age
Pink Thing
Shaking Skin Hosue
Bike Ride To The Moon
My Love Explodes
Omnibus
Across The Antheap (Skylarking Demo)
Across The Antheap (Oranges & Lemons Demo)
Human Alchemy
Moonlit Drive
Prince Of Orange
End Of The Pier

Tracks:

2 Rainbeau Melt
Thrill Pill
Sonic Boom
I'm Unbecome
Ballet For A Rainy Day
1000 Umbrellas
Ejac In A Box (MGOO)
C Side
Seagulls Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her
Ladybird
Candymine
Visit To The Doctor
Cherry In Your Tree
Desert Island
Scarecrow People
Hold Me My Daddy
Books Are Burning
Bobba De Boop De Ba De Boobay
Open A Can Of Human Beans

Tracks:

Through Electric Gardens
Skate Dreams Wet Car
The Bland Leading The Bland
Silverstar
I Gave My Suitcase Away
Extrovert
Another Satellite
These Voices
Song For Wes Long
Happy Birthday Karen
REM Producer Enquiry
The Loving
Shalloween
Was A Yes
Genie In A Bottle
Disque Bleu
Poor Skeleton Steps Out
I Don't Want To Be Here (Original Demo)
Chalkhills And Children

Tracks:

Gold
Now We All Dead (It Doesn't Matter)
Rain of Blows (early version)
Reign of Blows
Jump
Shake You Donkey Up
Happy Families
Here Comes President Kill Again
Beating Of Hearts

Amazon.com

When XTC stopped touring and became a studio-only entity, the finely jeweled arrangements that Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding had already favored took on incredible new breadth and depth. Since 2002, Partridge has been going through his own vast archives, releasing eight volumes in a U.K.-only series called Fuzzy Warbles. They are finally available in the U.S. in one gorgeously designed Collector's Album, along with a bonus disc, Hinges. With over 100 songs, the set includes early versions and demos of songs which appeared on XTC albums, previously unreleased gems, and songs for a wide range of outside projects, including the Disney movie James and the Giant Peach (which are so dazzling it boggles the mind that the deal ultimately fell apart). There are whims borne to fruition (an answering machine ditty), and flat-out brilliant slices of songcraft finally brought to light. What's truly remarkable is how complete are Partridge's sensibilities, as both a songwriter and arranger. Everything is considered and tended to--a background vocal here, a tambourine there--it all matters and it all sparkles. --David Greenberger

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Apple Box
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Album Description

The Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album brings together over 100 songs from XTC frontman Andy Partridge's songwriting archive. Recorded over the years whilst Andy and XTC were signed to Virgin Records and later to the Idea and Ape labels, the material is spread across eight volumes featuring songs and alternate versions of many XTC favorites that never made it onto the respective final albums or never made the cut when the final tracklistings were decided. There are also songs Andy never got to complete that he's re-visited and finished off especially for this Fuzzy Warbles series.

Each disc has a unique Fuzzy Warbles stamp cover artwork and the collector's box to keep them all in is designed to imitate a stamp album. There is even a bonus CD, Hinges, which features nine extra tracks only available with this set. Inside each box is a landscape oversized booklet, in which Andy gives a fascinating insight to his recording process with "A Brief History of Home Taping." Describing his earliest experiences of recording music at home and the excitement of those first recording sessions, it all makes fascinating reading, tinged with just a hint of regret as to how the songwriting process has become so bland as recording technology makes things easier and easier.

The final piece of the Fuzzy Warbles Collectors Album jigsaw is your own sheet of Fuzzy Warbles stamps to play with, if anyone could ever dare to part with them!

Customer Reviews:

Has the Fat Lady sung for XTC?.......2007-03-13

If so, this is a great way to go out. 150+ songs that demonstrate what an extraordinary talent Andy Partridge is. Some are full songs, others little unfinished scribbles, but underneath it all there is some great melodies, a hallmark of the XTC ouevre. Don't miss this collection!

I'll still always be hoping for another XTC album.

What a Deal!.......2007-03-01

Pretty amazing box set of demos and outtakes from Andy Partridge and XTC. You've got 8 (9 including the Hinges) CDs, a sticker set, and accompanying booklet, all housed in a great box that looks like a giant book. Pretty good deal for the money, particularly if you're a diehard XTC fan. Highlights include the songs Partridge developed for a proposed soundtrack for James and the Giant Peach. Too bad that fell through, due to legal wrangling with Disney. Who better to record the soundtrack for a quirky animated film based on a quirky British children's book than the quirky Mr. Partridge? Disney went with Randy Newman instead and nothing against him, but they really dropped the ball on this one, big-time.

Wonderful Collection.......2007-01-09

I had already purchased the initial 6 CDs that make up this box set over the past 3 years. I thought, well I only need volumes 7 and 8 and I will have a complete set. When I saw the box set package, with the booklet, box and bonus CD and the price, which was only a bit more than the last 2 CDs would have cost, I got it.

The packaging is great and the music runs the gamut from wonderful stuff you will want to hear again and again to noodling that is interesting but not something you would want on continuous play. Anyone who is an XTC fan will love this collection.

If you are an Andy Partridge Freak, you won't be disappointed.......2007-01-03

I understand Andy has been putting out the Fuzzy Warbles discs in pairs for about 5 years, now. Last year I downloaded FW #1, and was pleased with most of what I heard, but something was missing. I am a nut (fruit nut) when it comes to liner notes, I have been like that since I started buying records in my teens--classical, jazz, rock, whatever it may be. I guess that's what is the drawback to downloading music, one misses the info. When I saw the entire collection was available, I jumped on it and found what I was missing; Andy's wonderful, sometimes weird insights on all these songs. Example from FW #1- Who knew the song "Wonder Annual" was about female masterbation? Certainly not from the bare-naked, seemingly antiseptic disc I downloaded. But every song has a story behind it, and Andy has been so gracious to share them with us. I also like hearing the early demos to see how they developed over time. This collection is reasonably priced and very much worth it!

Andy's XTC outlet mall of songs--buy now and save!.......2006-11-22

As the primary songwriter for XTC since the mid-70's, Andy Partridge has been honing his craft for well over half his life. Around the time XTC ceased touring (1982), Andy began to spend more time capturing his songwriting efforts on home equipment. As time went on, these home demos exhibited ever-increasing sophistication and sound quality. Andy was always prolific enough with his writing that he submitted more demos for songs than XTC could use for their albums and B-sides. He always had plenty of tunes available for one-off singles, other artists, fan club cassettes, and so forth--and still left a treasure trove that was hidden from public consumption. This trend continued throughout the band's Virgin records phase and beyond; Andy kept self-recording his various ideas, songs and experiments during their "strike" against Virgin records (a 7+ year lull in newly recorded XTC output ensued from about 1992 to 1999.)

Once a settlement/agreement with Virgin was reached in the late 90's, the results were:
a) XTC were free to record/release stuff on another label, so they released two new discs "Apple Venus Volume 1" and "Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2)" within about six months of each other, plus they followed these with accompanying discs of the same songs in demo form entitled "Homegrown" and "Homespun" (and, in a bit of overkill, they even released instrumental versions of the studio songs entitled "Instruvenus" and "Waspstrumental".)
b) Virgin got XTC 's full cooperation and participation in a 2002 4 CD box set entitled "Coat of Many Cupboards" that included many previously unreleased or hard-to-find demo songs as well as hits, album cuts, live songs, alternate mixes or versions, and so forth.
c) Andy got the right to release any demos otherwise unreleased by Virgin that were recorded at any time in XTC's past, present and future. He couldn't talk the other half of XTC, Colin Moulding, into joining in on this demo-release idea (despite Colin having contributed demos on B-sides, in the box set and on "Homespun" and "Homegrown"), so the name on these discs is Andy's, not XTC's.

Andy determined early on that he had 8 discs worth of stuff he could share, so he decided to release a pair of CD's every one to two years, starting in 2002 with Fuzzy Warbles 1 and 2 ("Fuzzy Warbles" being a term that was "borrowed" from the creative language utilized in Anthony Burgess' novel "A Clockwork Orange" -it was a term used by the main character in a derogatory way to describe either bad music or poor reproduction of music). Andy avoided a chronological order to the material, deciding to spread out known/unknown songs, old/new demos, instrumental noodlings and ridiculous ramblings, songs supposedly from other bands (such fictional/alter ego acts as The Golden, The Dukes of Stratosphear and Choc Cigar Champion are represented), even Disney movie song submissions, and so forth seemingly at random over each disc with no one disc containing too many songs in any one category. By the time 2006 rolled around and the last two Warbles (7 & 8) were due, Andy came up with the idea of releasing all 8 Fuzzy Warbles disc in a handy case with some bonuses: a 9th disc containing some more demos not otherwise released (it's shorter than any full "Warbles" disc) called "Hinges", some stamps, and an essay Andy wrote tracing his history of home recording.

At present, the Amazon price for this collection is amazingly low--it comes out to less than $8 bucks a disc--way less expensive than the separate "per disc" price on Amazon or elsewhere. A bargain, but only if you actually listen to/enjoy this. So, who is this set for?

It helps greatly to be an XTC fan, but it may not be required...an ear for finely crafted songs is necessary, however. A good half or so of the songs presented are demo versions of songs on XTC albums or B-sides from the 80's or 90's. The demos from 1983-1986 or so are much more primitive and lo-fi than the more polished ones Andy began producing after some late 80's equipment upgrades. Anything from the 90's and beyond sounds essentially the same as studio quality. The demos are not always radically different than what ended up on the albums, especially the more recent ones where Andy seems to have used the demo to strictly dictate the structure ( known as "chasing the demo") once they got to the studio. Also sometimes mildly interesting are the various sound experiments or instrumental pieces scattered throughout--although a share of these are also tedious and seem to be filler. Any of the several songs using some variation of the initials MOOG is usually in this category. None of these things are the main selling point of this set for most fans.

The real treasures here are the many songs Andy wrote that never properly saw the light of day as XTC songs. It's amazing how many gems are located on every disc that count as killer material, and often would have spiced up or improved previous XTC releases. Sometimes certain rejected demos were not quite up to the standard of the accompanying XTC release, but there are way more gems than clunkers among the "new" songs. Titles like " Bumpercars", "Wonder Annual", "Sonic Boom", "End Of The Pier", even "All I Dream Of Is A Friend" (a "James and the Giant Peach" song that never was thanks to broken negotiations with Disney) and many, many more are awesome songs that deserved way better than their second-class status.

Some of the 8 Warbles discs flow together and/or have more high grade material than others, but it's remarkable that Andy could sequence over 8 hours (and twenty years' worth) of self-made, self-produced music that is, for the most part, entertaining, high-spirited, highly creative and often just plain fun. It's hard to hear all of this and not think of him as being a truly gifted musician and songwriter, as well as a goofy oddball with a delightfully sick sense of humor. (Who else but Andy would start Warbles 6 with around five minutes of the sound of him cracking up repeatedly, to the point of tears, in the studio while working on the vocals for "Omnibus" on the Nonsuch album?)

This set comes highly recommended to any fan of XTC that wants an multi-disc, alternate, behind-the-scenes view of the great gobs of music that have been conjured up over the years in the house and shed of Swindon's own Andy Partridge. Given the uncertain future of XTC, this is your best bet to get material that is XTC in all but the name for quite a while. Buy and savor this set for years to come.

Beethoven: The Collector's Edition [50-CD Box Set]

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Keep this somewhere cool, it's potentially explosive!

Beethoven: The Collector's Edition [50-CD Box Set]
Beethoven , Heidsieck , Klust , Bpo , and Giulini
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000J0ZPH4
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Symphony No.1
Symphony No.3
Symphony No.2
Symphony No.4
Symphony No.5
Symphony No.7
Symphony No.6
Symphony No.8
Symphony No.9
Coriolan Overture
Egmont Overture
Promethee Overture
Les Ruines D'athes
Fidelio Overture
Leonore Overture
Romance For Violin & Orchestra No.1
Romance For Violin & Orchestra No.2
Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.2
Piano Concerto No.3
Piano Concerto No.5
Piano Concerto No.4
Triple Concerto For Piano, Violin & Cello Op.56
Violin Concerto In D Major Op.61
Fantasie For Piano, Choir & Orchestra Op.80
Piano Sonata No.2
Piano Sonata No.3
Piano Sonata No.4
Piano Sonata No.1
Piano Sonata No.5
Piano Sonata No.6
Piano Sonata No.7
Piano Sonata No.22
Piano Sonata No.8
Piano Sonata No.9
Piano Sonata No.10
Piano Sonata No.11
Piano Sonata No.12
Piano Sonata No.13
Piano Sonata No.14
Piano Sonata No.15
Piano Sonata No.16
Piano Sonata No.17
Piano Sonata No.20
Piano Sonata No.19
Piano Sonata No.21
Piano Sonata No.23
Piano Sonata No.25
Piano Sonata No.26
Piano Sonata No.27
Piano Sonata No.28
Piano Sonata No.29
Piano Sonata No.24
Piano Sonata No.30
Piano Sonata No.31
Piano Sonata No.32
For Elise Op.59
Rondo A Capriccio Op.129
Variations In C Major Op.78
Variations In E Flat Major Op.35
Variations In F Major Op.34
Variations In D Major Op.76
Variations In F Major Op.76
Diabelli Variations Op.120
Bagatelle In C Minor
Bagatelle Op.33
Bagatelle Op.119
Bagatelle Op.123
Sonata For Violin & Piano In D Major Op.12
Sonata For Violin & Piano In A Major Op.12
Sonata For Violin & Piano In E Flat Major Op.12
Sonata For Violin & Piano In A Minor Op.23
Sonata For Violin & Piano In F Major Op.24
Sonata For Violin & Piano In A Major Op.30
Sonata For Violin & Piano In C Minor Op.30
Sonata For Violin & Piano In G Major Op.30
Sonata For Violin & Piano In A Major Op.47
Sonata For Violin & Piano In G Major Op.96
Sonata For Cello & Piano In F Major Op.5
Sonata For Cello & Piano In G Minor Op.5
Sonata For Cello & Piano In A Major Op.69
Sonata For Cello & Piano In C Major Op.102
Sonata For Cello & Piano In D Major Op.102
12 Variations On Theme Of Judas Macchab
7 Variations 'Bei Mnern'

Customer Reviews:

Keep this somewhere cool, it's potentially explosive!.......2007-07-13

Incredible value for a box set. Although it isn't *everything* that Beethoven recorded, it does contain the majority of his works.

Good points-
1) It's by Beethoven, one of the greatest composers of all time. And there's 50 CDs. Obvious? Yeah, but it's worth mentioning again :D

2) Some very pleasant surprises in some of the more obscure works. If you've only heard the intro to the 5th Symphony and Moonlight Sonata would you have guessed that Beethoven did works for Mandolin and harpsichord, or variations on Scottish folk tunes?

Bad points-

1)Very spartan packaging. All you get is the box, CDs in papaer sleeves and a small booklet listing the tracks. No biography, commentary or pictures. Certainly not a "deluxe" edition.

2) Piano Concertos 1 & 2 are in mono, and the viloin sonatas are in poor stereo that sounds like mono.

3)Some of the slower movements in the piano sonatas sound too hurried.

In summary this box set represents a huge gold mine of great music for music lovers.

Elvis Costello Collector's Box Set - Limited Edition - Amazon.com Exclusive

Average customer rating:

Get the Rhino double-CDs while you can
No-one in their right mind would buy this.
Elvis should have followed his own advice
DON'T DO IT!
It's About Time These Have Been Re-Issued!

Elvis Costello Collector's Box Set - Limited Edition - Amazon.com Exclusive
Elvis Costello
Manufacturer: Universal Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Release Date: 2007-05-01

Tracks:

Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)?
Sweet Dreams
Success
I'm Your Toy
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
Brown To Blue
Good Year For The Roses
Sittin' And Thinkin'
Colour Of The Blues
Too Far Gone
Honey Hush
How Much I Lied

Tracks:

Accidents Will Happen
Senior Service
Oliver's Army
Big Boys
Green Shirt
Party Girl
Goon Squad
Busy Bodies
Sunday's Best
Moods For Moderns
Chemistry Class
Two Little Hitlers
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding

Tracks:

Uncomplicated
I Hope You're Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
I Want You
Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind
Blue Chair
Battered Old Bird
Crimes Of Paris
Poor Napoleon
Next Time Round

Tracks:

Love For Tender
Opportunity
The Imposter
Secondary Modern
King Horse
Possession
Men Called Uncle
Clowntime Is Over
New Amsterdam
High Fidelity
I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
Black And White World
Five Gears In Reverse
B-Movie
Motel Matches
Human Touch
Beaten To The Punch
Temptation
I Stand Accused
Riot Act

Tracks:

The Only Flame In Town
Home Truth
Room With No Number
Inch By Inch
Worthless Thing
Love Field
I Wanna Be Loved
The Comedians
Joe Porterhouse
Sour Milk Cow Blues
The Great Unknown
The Deportees Club
Peace In Our Time

Tracks:

Beyond Belief
Tears Before Bedtime
Shabby Doll
The Long Honeymoon
Man Out Of Time
Almost Blue
...And In Every Home
The Loved Ones
Human Hands
Kid About It
Little Savage
Boy With A Problem
Pidgin English
You Little Fool
Town Cryer

Tracks:

Brilliant Mistake
Lovable
Our Little Angel
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Glitter Gulch
Indoor Fireworks
Little Palaces
I'll Wear It Proudly
American Without Tears
Eisenhower Blues
Poisoned Rose
The Big Light
Jack Of All Parades
Suit Of Lights
Sleep Of The Just

Tracks:

Welcome To The Working Week
Miracle Man
No Dancing
Blame It On Cain
Alison
Sneaky Feelings
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Less Than Zero
Mystery Dance
Pay It Back
I'm Not Angry
Waiting For The End Of The World
Watching The Detectives

Tracks:

Let Them All Talk
Every Day I Write The Book
The Greatest Thing
The Element Within Her
Love Went Mad
Shipbuilding
TKO (Boxing Day)
Charm School
The Invisible Man
Mouth Almighty
King Of Thieves
Pills & Soap
The World And His Wife

Tracks:

Lipstick Vogue
No Action
Big Tears
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
This Year's Girl
Miracle Man
Pump It Up
Clean Money
Tiny Steps
Wednesday Week
Mystery Dance
You Belong To Me
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Girls Talk
King Horse
Lover's Walk
Uncomplicated
Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind
Baby's Got A Brand New Hairdo
I Hope You're Happy Now
Tokyo Storm Warning
Welcome To The Working Week

Tracks:

No Action
This Year's Girl
The Beat
Pump It Up
Little Triggers
You Belong To Me
Hand In Hand
(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
Lip Service
Living In Paradise
Lipstick Vogue
Night Rally
Radio, Radio

Tracks:

Clubland
Lover's Walk
You'll Never Be A Man
Pretty Words
Strict Time
Luxembourg
Watch Your Step
New Lace Sleeves
From A Whisper To A Scream
Different Finger
White Knuckles
Shot With His Own Gun
Fish 'N' Chip Paper
Big Sister's Clothes

Album Description

This box set, exclusive to Amazon.com, includes every one of Elvis Costello's classic albums from 1977 to 1986. Each one is digitally remastered and features the original U.S. track listings and original artwork in collectible digi-paks. Also included is a brand-new collection, Rock and Roll Music. Sequenced by Elvis himself, it contains 22 fiery tracks from the punk era to his pop period, including previously unreleased material.

Included Albums

Almost Blue
Armed Forces
Blood & Chocolate

Get Happy!!
Goodbye Cruel World
Imperial Bedroom

King of America
My Aim Is True
Punch the Clock

Rock and Roll Music
This Year's Model
Trust

Customer Reviews:

Get the Rhino double-CDs while you can.......2007-05-26

It's true that these latest re-re-[re-, etc.]issues are not being forced upon anyone who already owns other copies of the albums. But for those of us who don't, it's frustrating that the most widely available editions of Costello's albums are now inferior to the previously released ones, which will no doubt become pricey and more difficult to seek out once they're out-of-print and the last lingering copies have been bought up. I've liked EC's music for a long time, but since he's an artist whose work can be heard in popular media, and since I own much of his music in one form or another, I've never felt compelled to go out and buy his albums, title by title, as they've been reissued. Now I feel obligated to buy the Rhino reissues while they're still available.

So, yes, it does suck that there's no incentive to buy these Universal re-releases other than the fact that they're what's in-print. The sound quality is nothing new, and there are none of the incredible bonus tracks that made the Rhino reissues so great. Maybe someday Universal will reissue them *again* with a track or two added to what was released by Ryko and Rhino, so they can shake as many pennies from fans' pockets as possible.

Until then, I'm getting the Rhino CDs while I can, and I recommend them to new fans or others who are buying the albums for the first time.

No-one in their right mind would buy this........2007-05-20

Up until now, the repeated re-reissuing of EC's brilliant catalogue has been a delight and a thrill, with pleanty of new material added to the Ryko reissue, and then staggering amounts of it in the Rhino releases. But who in their right mind would buy any of these new reissues? How moronic does Hip-O think Elvis's fans are? I don't even buy the line that they are suitable for new EC fans. All fans, new and old, should own the Rhino reissues. This set doesn't even cover the Warners albums. I'm a long time, tragic EC fan, but he should be ashamed to sanction this latest reissue program, at least so far. The plans for later release of new material, and a deluxe MIAT look much more worthwhile.

Elvis should have followed his own advice.......2007-05-19

When Elvis burst on the scene in 1977, he told an interviewer that he was going to quit after three LPs and that artists go on too long in their careers.

Amen, Elvis! Now why didn't you follow your own advice? You'd have been a classic and never have inflicted on the world "Punch the Clock" and the Brodsky Quartet recording of the Juliet Letters. Has any artist EVER suffered such an artistic decline? Well, yes, probably, but you'd have to think hard to come up with one.

As others have pointed out, this is a pointless re-re-re-re-compilation. Apparently it's for really busy people. You know, the ones who can't take the time to click the ORDER button several times for individual purchases. If there really are people like that purchasing this, I predict they won't make it through listening to the whole set. Again, they're too busy.

DON'T DO IT!.......2007-05-19

All of us audiophile/EC fans are fighting hard to resist these digipaks. It's comforting to know that so many owners of the Rhino 2-disc reissues feel the way I do about this new set - absolutely unnecessary. Put 'em out in SACD format and maybe I'll buy the catalog again.

It's About Time These Have Been Re-Issued!.......2007-05-09

There seems to be a bit of a tug-o-war between fans who have bought the originals, re-issues and re-re-issues and those who mark the re-re-re-issue as something noteworthy. I fall into the former category and find that it makes sense (from Costello's accountants' point of view) and doesn't make sense (from the point of view of any consumer who already owns three copies of "Tokyo Storm Warning"). Personally, I'll wait until the Starbucks re-re-re-re-issue in 2010.

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Collector's Box

Manufacturer: United States Of Dist./Ka
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Not Ready to Make Nice
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Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing (Full Screen Edition)

ASIN: B00006YX8H
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

(2 CD Interview Set)

Album Description

This box contains a 2CD interview and audio-biography set with a glossy 6 page full color booklet together with free extras including mini poster & 5 portrait shots complete with their own display case. The discs & booklet are housed in a slipcase. 2002. Chrome Dreams.

Average customer rating:

Fresh Aire Collector's Box Set Vol 1 through 8
The best box ever
Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller: A Dream Work
Great Music for Exercise
Perfect Collection for ANYONE

Fresh Aire Collector's Box, Vol. 1-8
Mannheim Steamroller
Manufacturer: American Gramaphone
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Christmas Collection
A Mannheim Massage
Yellowstone: The Music of Nature
25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller
Romantic Melodies

ASIN: B00004YR2P
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

Prelude - The London Symphony Orchestra
Chocolate Fudge
Interlude I
Sonata
Interlude II
Saras Band
Fresh Aire
Rondo
Interlude III
Pass the Keg (Lia)
Interlude IV
Mist

Tracks:

Chorale
First Door
Second Door
Third Door
Fourth Door
Fifth Door
Sixth Door
Door Seven
Fantasy
Interlude V
Velvet Tear
Shade Tree
Toota Lute
Going to Another Place

Tracks:

Toccata
Small Wooden Bach'ses
Amber
Mere Image
Morning
Interlude 6
Cricket
Sky
Midnight on a Full Moon

Tracks:

G Major Toccata
Crystal
Interlude 7
Four Rows of Jacks
Red Wine
Dancing Flames
Dream
Embers

Tracks:

Lumen - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Escape from the Atmosphere - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Dancin' in the Stars - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Z-Row Gravity - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Creatures of Levania - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Earthrise/Return - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Storm - The Cambridge Singers, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller

Tracks:

Come Home to the Sea - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Rhodes Suite: Twilight at Rhodes - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Rhodes Suite: Night Festival at Rhodes - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Sunrise at Rhodes - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Olympics - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Nepenthe - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Orpheus Suite: Descent into the Underworld - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Orpheus Suite: Dialog With the Devil - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Orpheus Suite: Ascent from Hell - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller
Sirens: Crash and the Call/The Dance/The Singing Contest/Farewell - The Cambridge Singers, The London Symphony Orchestra, Mannheim Steamroller

Tracks:

Conjuring the Number 7 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
Sunday the 7th Day - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Colours of the Rainbow - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 C's - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Metals of Alchemy - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 1 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 2 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 3 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 4 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 5 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 6 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Chakras of the Body: Chakra 7 - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller
7 Stars of the Big Dipper - The Cambridge Singers, Mannheim Steamroller

Tracks:

Main Titles
Greek Suite: Day Party
Greek Suite: Interlude 8
Greek Suite: Night Party
Greek Suite: Goddesses in the Forest
Big Bang
Leonardo
Fractals
Waterfall
Circle of Love
Steamroller
Heart and The Feather

Customer Reviews:

Fresh Aire Collector's Box Set Vol 1 through 8.......2007-01-10

I had been trying to collect all 8 CD's one at a time, but never could find all of them.....so I gave up and just ordered the eight all together in a wonderful wooden box. I don't know why I didn't do it to begin with. If you like Manheim Steamroller you will love having all 8 CD's to play at one time. Or record them to one CD in the Mp3 format. Seems like it would not be Christmas without listening to Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire, or their Christmas CD's....either way you can't go wrong.....

The best box ever.......2004-01-30

You have to love this set. You just put it in the driveway, pour some lighter fluid on it, drop the match and watch it burn baby burn!

Man, if only all music this agonizing came in these wooden boxes. They real make immolating the thing a pleasure. Much better than those fast burning cardboard boxes.

Chip Davis and Mannheim Steamroller: A Dream Work.......2003-04-01

The beautiful sound of the recorder or piccolo in the morning, with birds chirping. That is the sound you hear throughout the boxed set of Fresh Aire 1-8. This constant mood of relaxation with a kick of rock is a true hit. I urge you to purchase this item. It is worth it.----KWZ

Great Music for Exercise.......2002-10-13

Excellent collection of Mannheim Steamroller selections. Of particular note is Vol 8. This music has a beat that makes it outstanding for either casual listening or to accompany a serious aerobic exercise. I walk for 1.5 hours daily and this is my most recent choice for brisk walking.

Perfect Collection for ANYONE.......2001-01-24

I already had a copy of each of the Fresh Aire CDs, from 1 through 8. When I heard about this, I decided that it would be a great buy. American Gramaphone, the record label created for Mannheim Steamroller, stopped production of the original Fresh Aire CDs to re-master them, so I knew that these CDs would sound better. However, I did not know that they were re-mastered in HDCD, which is another bonus.

Once again, we have an intense sound that should appeal to anyone. If you're unsure about this, the Mannheim Steamroller "20 Year Celebration" would be a good way to start listening to Mannheim Steamroller. Also be sure to pick up one of the christmas CDs. And check out the concerts. Many of the songs on the Fresh Aire CDs have video scenes that are displayed during the concerts, so the musical experience is enhanced. Although Fresh Aire 8

This also makes a good gift for anyone, including yourself. The wooden box in which the CDs are contained gives the entire set a very nice feel. It takes some work to get into, as the box is shrink-wrapped, and each of the CDs are in their original packaging. The only problem that I found was the UPC label on the bottom of the box. Other than that, there were no noticeable problems.

Product Description

Two disc box set featuring an audio biography & interviews. Includes five exclusive postcards complete with display case & mini-poster. Deluxe packaging in full cardboard slipcase. Glossy 8-page full full-color booklet. Chrome Dreams. 2004.

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Bon Jovi.......2007-01-09

This item was sent in perfect condition and shipping was as expected if not sooner. Would recommend this seller highly.

Average customer rating:

it sucked

Collector's Box
Slipknot
Manufacturer: United States Dist
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses [Bonus Disc]
Slipknot
Iowa
Slipknot - Disasterpieces
The Unauthorised Biography of Slipknot

ASIN: B000CCBPDC
Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

Track 1

Tracks:

Intro/Against All Odds
Collective Hate
Corn On The Kob
Working Out
Rampaging Remedy
Sonic Sickos
Personnel Numbers
Audio/Visual Nightmare
Kamikaze Syndrome
Strange Behaviour
Millennium Madness
Psychotic Attraction

Tracks:

The Crawling Chaos
Awaiting Deliverance
Writing Home
Flayed Alive
Back To The Beginning
Back To The Grave
Another Circus
Rebuilding The Monster
Reanimated
New Masks, A New Beginning

Album Description

The Slipknot collector's box is a 3 CD set and tells the complete story of the band through spoken word biographies, band interviews. Includes a fold out poster and features many rarely seen photographs. This is certain to become an immediate collector's item. Chrome Dream. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

it sucked.......2007-05-07

I got this for my husband, and he thought it wasn't worth a dime.

Average customer rating:

Save Your Money
WASTE OF MONEY

Collector's Box
Guns N' Roses
Manufacturer: United States Dist
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Live Era: '87-'93
Use Your Illusion II
The Spaghetti Incident?
Use Your Illusion I

ASIN: B000BYKAV4
Release Date: 2006-07-18

Tracks:

The Budding Of The Rose
Hollywood Rose
Guns A Blazing
Signed And Sealed
On The Road
The Wilting Of The Flower
It's All An Illusion
The Rose Has Died

Tracks:

Introduction
Origins
Rock Infamy
Break And Rejuvenate
Singer Required, Apply Within
Shooting From The Hip
A Sight To Behold
Uppers And Uppers
Shooting Up
Dirty Little Things
Here To Stay

Tracks:

Track 1

Product Description

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Save Your Money.......2007-06-11

A pathetic effort to squeeze some more money out of Guns and Roses fans. Don't get duped.

WASTE OF MONEY.......2007-03-21

Barely any songs. Not a standard collector's box that you would expect. Only 1 of the 3 CD's has music and the music is not even any of their good songs. Don't waste your money.

Average customer rating:

Collector's Box

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Thoughtless 1

ASIN: B0001LUFQM
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Album Description

The 'Korn Collector's Box' tells the full story revealing how a band from Bakersfield broke the mold & defined a new era for metal music. This 3-CD set contains a CD interview & 2 audio biography sets with 2 glossy eight-page full color booklets, free mini poster, & five Korn photo postcards. Chrome Dreams. 2004.

Victoria's Secret - Classics By Request (Collector's Edition Box Set - 5 Discs)

Average customer rating:

Excellent variety

Victoria's Secret - Classics By Request (Collector's Edition Box Set - 5 Discs)

Manufacturer: Victoria's Secret London
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000EUH45A

Product Description

70 tracks of music brought to you by the London Symphony Orchestra on five discs in a collector case. Recorded exclusively by the London Symphony Orchestra for this box set.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent variety .......2007-07-08

The best collection of familiar classical music. It is both relaxing and romantic. I have used this for everything from my wedding to dinner with my spouse to putting my newborn to bed.

Music:

Music

The Busy Bride's Guide presents Selecting Classical Music for Wedding Ceremonies

Walkin' On Backstreets

Bop Party

Terry Riley in C [Import]

The Kander and Ebb Album [Soundtrack]

Top 10 of Classical Music, Vol. 8: 1867-1876

Strike Back [Import]

Tchaikovsky: Complete Tone Poems

The Chronological Dave Bartholomew: 1947-1950

The London Collection, Vol. 3

Tesoros De La Musica

Pace Jubilee Singers, Vol. 1

Now He Sings Now He Sobs

Orpheus the Lowdown with Peter Blegvad	Through the Hill with Harold Budd	Coat of Many Cupboards XTC
Skylarking XTC	Nonsuch XTC	Apple Box XTC

Almost Blue	Armed Forces	Blood & Chocolate
Get Happy!!	Goodbye Cruel World	Imperial Bedroom
King of America	My Aim Is True	Punch the Clock
Rock and Roll Music	This Year's Model	Trust